Released:
April 2, 2013
For more information contact: Carmen Pennington or Eric Sommer at
1-800-835-2612.

The
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office will be
conducting a monthly Ag Yield Survey for the months of May through October of
this year. Producers in the monthly sample will be contacted beginning on or
about the 29th day of the previous month and continue until approximately the
5th day of the survey month. This survey is important to help track the
progress of crops in Montana and determine potential yields throughout the
growing season.

Commodities in question will depend on the survey month, and often ask the
yield breakout for irrigated vs. non-irrigated crops. All information
supplied during the interview is kept confidential by law. Summarized results
will be released to the public in the Crop Production Report, which is
released around the 10th of each month.